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Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere

Middle area

The south of the West Suffolk. 10,058 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 162 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 6% of people in Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£387,500
Joint 2,066th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,731
1,385th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
6%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere at a rate of 29.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across West Suffolk.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences133
Other crime54
Criminal damage and arson38
Burglary27
Vehicle crime27
Anti-social behaviour17
Drug offences4
Shoplifting1
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere compares

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Barrow, Chedburgh & SicklesmereMiddle
Median sale price21 middle areas, West Suffolk · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in West Suffolk21 areas from £225,000 to £387,500. The middle area is £290,000. Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere is £387,500.
£387,500most expensive
Population21 middle areas, West Suffolk · 2021
Population: every middle area in West Suffolk21 areas from 6,520 to 11,154. The middle area is 8,377. Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere is 9,731.
9,7315th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 middle areas, West Suffolk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in West Suffolk21 areas from 0.0% to 87.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere is 6.0%.
6%9th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 middle areas, West Suffolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in West Suffolk21 areas from 45.8% to 99.7%. The middle area is 86.1%. Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere is 82.1%.
82.1%9th lowest

Is Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere at a rate of 29.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across West Suffolk.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (133), other crime (54) and criminal damage and arson (38).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of West Suffolk

These figures are published for the whole of West Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Suffolk and not Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere alone. See West Suffolk

Average house price
£295,860
Down 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,628
149th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 163rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.2
115th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere in brief

The median price paid for a home in Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere was £387,500 in 2025.

Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere had 9,731 usual residents at the census.

About 6% of people in Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere, 82.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.